Interactive E-Learning
Interactive E-Learning
elearn Magazine: Avoiding the Trap of Clicky-Clicky Bling-Bling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlKW3IpLyw8&list=UUiIHLK1PQslmjq_bMQ1UN7Q&index=3&feature=plcp
Interactive Learning resource.
How to get them Interactive:
Get them Reflecting
Create Reflexive / Reflective Experiences: Ex. Thought-provoking questions, survey, "here's what I heard, what did you hear?" Give someone a rating have them rate themselves, for example, ask them to set goals for themselves. Example question: How confident are you? (this sets up a confideence assessment). Self-assessment is great. It focuses attention. Creates focus for a learning experience. Learners can explore options by clicking on different options. Then you can give them space to stop and write down their feelings, thoughts.
Get Them Feeling: (It sticks better - get their blood pumping, make it uncomfortable, help them feel the risks and consequences of something).
Make It Human: Put a human face to it. As someone clicks on the photo, a story comes up that they can read. Used a comic book style approach for a security course. A comic book voice, intense voice, characters invite the learners to become Superheros. A gripping cinematic experience. Fairly simple text and graphics - they used a comic book company to illustrate the scenarios. Put the learner into the story and make them feel the consequences.
Make a Good Story: Hook them in with a good story. Followed up with simple multiple choice questions. Make the stories memorable. Make it feel conversational to make it a more effective experience.
Childish Nature of Training: Balancing the childish nature of what you do with the value you're delivering. Not everyone will be happy. You can try different ways.
Provocative Questions: People are dropped into the content with questions and they're asked hard and realistic questions right up front. It gets their attention. Gets them thinking.
Make It Uncomfortable: Make them sweat a little bit. I. e. removing a handicapped person from a fire type environment and then abandoning them in the stairwell. Is saying "MS" OK in the office? (another example of an uncomfortable question). Give people a document that they can make notes. They can fill it out and use it. They use a slider bar Flash widget and dropped it in. In a Paul Mitchell case they used scenarios with questions (making it relevant). In a coffee shop - filling orders for customers - multiple choice - but interactive.
Drop Them Into The Task: ex. a goal based course. Give them a task. Give them a task brief, set up the challenge, story, give them questions about what they need to do next. You can ask them questions that get them thinking about their confidence and continue on to content.
Creating an Action Plan: Teaching people how to use campaign materials that creates an action plan for them. At the end you have a call to action. You build something tangible.
Offline Activity: You can give them something they can do offline. These are activities they can take with them. An exercise you can download and take with you.
Jot Something Down: Have them develop a job aid based on the content they're creating.
Let Them Explore: A magazine where they can browse and use the content.
Survey: After you finish the course give them a survey, ask them how they think and feel.
elearn Magazine: Avoiding the Trap of Clicky-Clicky Bling-Bling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlKW3IpLyw8&list=UUiIHLK1PQslmjq_bMQ1UN7Q&index=3&feature=plcp
Interactive Learning resource.
How to get them Interactive:
Get them Reflecting
Create Reflexive / Reflective Experiences: Ex. Thought-provoking questions, survey, "here's what I heard, what did you hear?" Give someone a rating have them rate themselves, for example, ask them to set goals for themselves. Example question: How confident are you? (this sets up a confideence assessment). Self-assessment is great. It focuses attention. Creates focus for a learning experience. Learners can explore options by clicking on different options. Then you can give them space to stop and write down their feelings, thoughts.
Get Them Feeling: (It sticks better - get their blood pumping, make it uncomfortable, help them feel the risks and consequences of something).
Make It Human: Put a human face to it. As someone clicks on the photo, a story comes up that they can read. Used a comic book style approach for a security course. A comic book voice, intense voice, characters invite the learners to become Superheros. A gripping cinematic experience. Fairly simple text and graphics - they used a comic book company to illustrate the scenarios. Put the learner into the story and make them feel the consequences.
Make a Good Story: Hook them in with a good story. Followed up with simple multiple choice questions. Make the stories memorable. Make it feel conversational to make it a more effective experience.
Childish Nature of Training: Balancing the childish nature of what you do with the value you're delivering. Not everyone will be happy. You can try different ways.
Provocative Questions: People are dropped into the content with questions and they're asked hard and realistic questions right up front. It gets their attention. Gets them thinking.
Make It Uncomfortable: Make them sweat a little bit. I. e. removing a handicapped person from a fire type environment and then abandoning them in the stairwell. Is saying "MS" OK in the office? (another example of an uncomfortable question). Give people a document that they can make notes. They can fill it out and use it. They use a slider bar Flash widget and dropped it in. In a Paul Mitchell case they used scenarios with questions (making it relevant). In a coffee shop - filling orders for customers - multiple choice - but interactive.
Drop Them Into The Task: ex. a goal based course. Give them a task. Give them a task brief, set up the challenge, story, give them questions about what they need to do next. You can ask them questions that get them thinking about their confidence and continue on to content.
Creating an Action Plan: Teaching people how to use campaign materials that creates an action plan for them. At the end you have a call to action. You build something tangible.
Offline Activity: You can give them something they can do offline. These are activities they can take with them. An exercise you can download and take with you.
Jot Something Down: Have them develop a job aid based on the content they're creating.
Let Them Explore: A magazine where they can browse and use the content.
Survey: After you finish the course give them a survey, ask them how they think and feel.